Experience

instantprintuk

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecommerce Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Creative Lead

  • May 2016 - Sep 2021

  The Creative Lead for online printer instantprint. After working up from a Junior Designer position, I now run a small team of graphic designers and copywriters. My role is to ensure all creative outputs are consistent and on brand and manage the workload of the creative team. My team work closely with the marketing team to write and design direct mailers, email campaigns, website banners, magazine adverts, sample packs etc.I also lead the design of the instantprint website, creating experiences for customers that are both customer focused and commercially beneficial. I make data driven decisions to outline the user experience strategy and lead on quarterly UX projects.

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2015 - May 2016

  Working with instantprint and 3 other brands under the Bluetree Group, I designed promotional materials.



Simpson Millar

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2015

  As the sole offline graphic designer for a nationwide solicitors firm I designed a range of promotional materials for all departments and offices. I also revised the brand guidelines for the company and ensured consistency in all design work. Simpson Millar support many charities which I designed artwork for promotional materials, events, etc. As the sole offline graphic designer for a nationwide solicitors firm I designed a range of promotional materials for all departments and offices. I also revised the brand guidelines for the company and ensured consistency in all design work. Simpson Millar support many charities which I designed artwork for promotional materials, events, etc.



Black Olive Design

• Italy
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Placement

  • Mar 2012 - May 2012

  Throughout this work experience I had the opportunity to work on logo design and other promotional materials for local companies. Black Olive Design also designed for Mode Magazine which is a free local magazine distributed in Doncaster and the surrounding areas. During my time I designed magazine spreads, adverts and email templates. The experience allowed me to explore different ways of using grids, layout skills and typography. I also worked on front end web design creating assets as well as incorporating existing styles for clients based in Doncaster. This work experience increased my Photoshop skills and made me more aware of designing user interfaces. I designed a personal website for Hayley Taylor, the Channel 4 ‘Fairy Job Mother,’ and several other websites that are all live.



Work Creative Limited

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Duties included helping with design jobs, creating initial ideas, providing hospitality for the designers and clients. By the end of the experience I had helped with and completed some small designs jobs, gained experience in an office environment and produced work that has been published. Duties included helping with design jobs, creating initial ideas, providing hospitality for the designers and clients. By the end of the experience I had helped with and completed some small designs jobs, gained experience in an office environment and produced work that has been published.